Helena, mother of Constantine, landed in Cyprus in 327AD at the newly built monastery of St. Nicolas, founded in 325AD, on her way back from…
Stavrovouni Monastery – The Mountain of the Cross
She brought it and other relics with her from the Holy Land, including a piece of rope that bound Christ, still stained with His blood,…
St Barnabas Monastery near Salamis
The St. Barnabas Monastery that is on site today is from the 1750’s. It has an icon museum in the church and an archaeological museum…
Ayios Philon on the Karpass Peninsula
Ayios Philon Basilica The church of Ayios Philon located on the north side of the Karpasas Peninsula was reconstructed in the 10th century on the…
Soloi Basilica on the spot where St. Auxibius was baptized by St. Mark
The Basilica of Soli has been an important early Christian site from the beginning, for it is the only location on the island where a…
Great Basilica of Kourion – One of three in the City
The Kourion Basilica was built in the early 5th century on the foundation of a pagan temple at the edge of a cliff overlooking the…
St. Epiphanios Basilica in Salamis
Icon of St Epiphanios Epiphanios was the Bishop of Salamis from 368 to 403 AD; it is believed that it was during this period the…
Chrysopolitissa Basilica – The Height of Art and Architecture
The basilica of Paphos represented Cypriot Byzantine Art and Architecture at its finest and gave Paphos a new religious identity, for the basilica was one…
Ayios Saranta–Cave of the 40 Saints
http://ringofchrist.com/ayios-saranta-cave-of-the-40-saints/ Entrance to the Cave Church There are two different versions why the church cave has the name: The Holy Forty. Some believed the large…
St Hilarion – Nea Paphos
http://ringofchrist.com/early-christian-history/early-places-of-worship/cave-churches-catacombs-house-churches/st-hilarion-nea-paphos/ In 1998 Italian archaeologists began work in the northwest area of Nea-Paphos UNESCO World Heritage Site (“Garrison’s Camp.”) Among other things the area excavated…